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Achievement motivation is one of the strongest predictors of video game addiction, a new study reports.

Reduced levels of estrogen may not be the only risk factor for weight gain associated with menopause. A new study reports sleep disruptions also contribute to increased weight gain during menopause.

Higher levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin predict a greater preference for smaller, immediate financial rewards over larger, delayed financial rewards.

A productive grain harvest has resulted in a 'plague' of mice rampaging through Australia, and locals are sick of cleaning up their poo.

Coyotes originated in prairies and deserts, but are now right at home in big cities across North America. How did this naturally shy creature learn to thrive in crowded urban landscapes?

(Science China Press) Vacancies are prevalent and versatile in materials science. The role of vacancies in strongly correlated materials, however, remains uncultivated. Recently, an unprecedented vacancy state in Ir16Sb1...

(King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)) Researchers show how bacteria have adapted a sensing mechanism that allows them to live in different environments.